The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-09-24

by previous decisions in this and other States.
The premises are held that II the defendants
advised, encouraged aided or abetted the kill
ing OF Degan they arc Us guilty as though they
took, his life with their own hands II any Of
them stood by and aided, ubetted or assisted in
the throwing OF the bomb. those OF them who
did so are as guilty ns though they threw it
themselves. st.. rU,
Joined to this is the charge that the defend.
ants formed common purpose and were united
in n common design to aid and encourage the
murder OF the policemen among whom the bomb
was thrown. II they combined to accomplish
such murder by concerted action the ordinary
law of conspiracy Is applicable, and the
acts and declarations OF one OF them. done
in furtherance of the common design, are, in
contemplation OF law, the acts and declarations
Of all. This prosecution, however, is not for
conspiracy as substantive crime. Proof OF
conspiracy is only proper so far us it may tend
to show q common design to encourage the
murder charged against the prisoners. 1t may
be introduced for the purpose Of establishing
the position OF the members OF the combination
US accessories to the crime of murder. rlt|
T. Also the statute abolishes the distinction be-
tween accessories before the fact and princi-
pals. BY it oil accessories before the fact are
made principals. As the acts of the principal
nre thus made the acts Of the accessory, the
latter may be charged as having done the acts
himself, and may be indicted and punished ac-
cordingly. 4..,
Following the propositions OF law above
laid down, the court holds that the evidence
under them amply sustains the charge that the
defendants were engaged in q great conspiracy
to overthrow the law, and that the throwing Of
the bomb in Haymarket square on the evening
of May was the direct result OF that conspira-
cy. First, there was at that time existing in
Chicago an organization of Socialists or An
archists whose purpose was the overthrow Of
all laws which were enacted for the protection
of, ,,riy prnp nvp n yvuc fO
be accomplished by force. The organization
was National one, divided into groups, eighty
in all, OF which there were located in
Chicago seven. Schwab, Neebe and Lingg
belonged to the North-side group; Engel
and Fischer to the Northwest; Spies, Par
and Felden to the American. Con-
nected with these groups were armed SEQ
tions, the Lehr und Wehr verein, containing
1000 drilled men, and these soldiers were
known by numbers instead of names, de-
sire for secrecy being so great The
other armed sections were to be com.
manded by details from the Lehr und
Wehr verein If called into action. The
proof shows that 1t was this organization
which called the meeting Of May 4, during which
the bomb was thrown. This bomb was spheri-
cal in shape, filled with dynamite and lighted
by u fuse. The globe was OF composite metal,
mainly tin and lead, with n trace OF antimony.
This composition is not commercial metal,
and yet Lngg was discovered making bombs Of
exactly the same material, of the same form,
and corresponding so nicely that the nut which
fitted the bolt which held the Haymarket bomb
together also fitted the threads of other bolts
found in Lingg room, and which were intended
to hold together other similar bombs.
the evidence also shows that the meeting Of
May was the result OF o previous conference
at VIII ch all of the defendants took part; that
the call for the meeting, the word ''ruhe," was
printed in two newspapers which some of the
when u speaker said NV are peaceable," he
used the word 'ruhe," which was the signal for
the bomb-throwing and Immediately the bomb
was thrown.
1t is held that the police were right in their
presence at the meeting. The times were
troublous strikes were everywhere. There
had been trouble at McCormic,s the day be-
FORE and the circulars which called the meet
ing were threatening in their character. Hence
twas the duty OF the police to be on hand to
protect the peace and to break up the meeting,
which WAS not an orderly one.
In view Of the facts presented by the record
the finding Is that the defendants were engaged
in common conspiracy; that that conspiracy
was for the purpose Of overthrowing the law;
that the meeting was called to further that
conspiracy and the bomb-throwing was the re-
suit OF it, that Officer Degan died from wounds
| received from tho explosion Of the bomb. Held
that the defendants are guilty of murder as ac-
cessories before the fact.
| Justice Mulkey thought there was error In
the record, but not enough to vitiate the ver-
Dict He did not file an opinion.
| THE NEWS IN CHICAGO
| CHICAGO, Sept 15.-Not since the return
ing of the verdict of "Guilty" in the An
archists' trial nearly thirteen months ago
has there been such intense excitement in
the city AZ was occasioned by the
announcement of the decision OF
the Supreme Court. For months the
people, not only of Chicago but of the
with feverish anxiety to learn what the S,i-
preme Court would do In the famous case
Now that the opinion has finally been rem
dered feeling Of great relief is being ex.
perienced, and outside OF Anarchistlc and
Socialistic circles the verdict is universally
approved.
At IL 30 o'clock, Sheriff Matson received
the following: ? j., ~
"OrrAwA, ILL.,, Sept. N.-G r. Matson
SheriV Of Cook County: Opinion filed thii
morning in the Anarchist case. Judgment Il
| affirmed. A. II. TAYLOR, Clerk"
On the receipt of the dispatch a number
of the unemployed deputies and bailin
were sent to the jail by Sheriff Matson
with orders to Deputy Sheriff Webb, who ha
had command of the outer guards ut thu
jail since the conviction of the Anarchists
AS soon us the news of the decision reached
Chicago precautions were taken to etfectu
ally prevent the slightest attempt at Q
demonstration by friends of the doomed
Anarchists. Captain Schanck, whose vigil
liant work was largely instrumental In fur
nishing the evidence to convict the prison
ers, took prompt steps to guard against snr
prises. Squads OF officers We're beinl
drilled in the manual of arms Mt the Chi
cago avenue police station at intervals dur
ing the day, the station having been liber
ally supplied with rifles
1t was about eleven u III. when tele
gram was handed August Spies in his cell i
the county jail. Spies evidently knew tn
importance of the telegram. He steppe
back In his cell nearly two feet after re
ceiving the message, and utter hasty peru
sal OF it told the messenger there was n
answer. At the same moment tn
other Anarchists were all standing ut thei
cell doors eagerly awaiting the reading q
the telegram. Each of them Ind seen tn
messenger stop ut Spies cell, and their face
showed "a eat agitation as they stood befor
the grating OF their cells waiting to be In
formed OF the news :,
The turnkey said: "What Is It, Spiesy"
'sThe sentence is sustained" was the ner,
0us reply. iMA fffi~tf4ll
Spies then read the telegram to the offioll
, and asked him to hand 1t to Parsons and tn
, other Anarchists In turn. Each OF the eigl
men took the telegram with tremblin
, hands and carefully read its contents.
was the first word they had received Frol